Postcolonial France : race, Islam, and the future of the republic / Paul A. Silverstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silverstein, Paul A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postcolonialism--France.

Postcolonialism.

France--Ethnic relations.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 206 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, [2018]

Summary:

France is a bellwether for the postcolonial anxieties and populist politics emerging across the world today. This book explores the dynamics and dilemmas of the present moment of crisis and hope in France, through an exploration of recent moralpanics. Taking stock of the tensions as they have emerged over the last quarter of a century, Paul Silverstein looks at urban racial violence, female Islamic dress and male public prayer, anti-system gangster rap, and sporting performances in and aroundwhich debates over France's multicultural future have arisen. It traces these conflicts to the unresolved tensions of an imperial project, the present-day effects of which are still felt by many. Despite the barriers, which include neo-nationalistracism and Islamophobia, French citizens of various backgrounds have found ways to build flourishing lives. Silverstein shows how they have responded to urban marginalisation, police violence and institutional discrimination in remarkably creative ways.

Contents:

Whither Postcolonial France?

Mobile Subjects

How Does It Feel to Be the Crisis?

The Muslim and the Jew

Dangerous Signs : Charlie Hebdo and Dieudonné

Anxious Football

Tracing Places : Parkour and Urban Space

Hip-Hop Nations

Postcolonial love.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781786802972

178680297X

9781786802965

1786802961